Category Archives: Canada
Manitoba finance minister says law on public-sector wages will go ahead
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s union leaders have failed to convince Finance Minister Cameron Friesen to back off a planned law aimed at controlling public-sector wages. Union leaders representing civil ...
Jan 05, 2017
Airlines asked to confirm fitness-to-fly measures after pilot allegedly drunk
OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is seeking assurances from passenger airlines that they have up-to-date measures to confirm pilots’ fitness to fly and are rigorously enforcing t...
Jan 04, 2017
Coroner investigating death of Quebec officer charged after native abuse probe
MONTREAL - The coroner’s office in Quebec confirmed Wednesday it is investigating the death of a retired officer recently charged with sexual assault in connection with an investigation into cla...
Jan 04, 2017
Democracy Watch takes B.C. conflict case to court
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Supreme Court will be asked to hear a case Thursday that seeks to set aside two rulings made by the conflict of interest commissioner involving Premier Christy Cla...
Jan 04, 2017
2 students behind booking study room for 'KKK meeting': McMaster University says
HAMILTON - McMaster University says two students were behind a “misguided prank” last month in which a library study room was booked for a “McMaster KKK meeting.” The Hamilton ...
Jan 04, 2017
Nova Scotia shootings underscore need for better veterans' services: ombudsman
OTTAWA - Canada’s military watchdog urged the federal government Wednesday to do more for soldiers forced out of the Canadian Forces for medical reasons after an Afghan war veteran and three fam...
Jan 04, 2017
Auto sales hit record as baby boomers treat themselves to 'nice vehicles'
TORONTO - Canadians bought vehicles in record numbers last year, driven by consumers who bought SUVs, pickup trucks and high-end models such as Jaguars and Porsches, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants ...
Jan 04, 2017
RCMP tab for royal visit tops $2 million; no final government costs
VICTORIA - The RCMP says it spent about $2 million on policing costs during last year’s eight-day visit to British Columbia and Yukon by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their two young chi...
Jan 04, 2017
Accused in Quebec jogger attack last fall gets 4 1/2 years behind bars
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec man who pleaded guilty to attacking a female jogger at a popular provincial park near Montreal last September has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years behind bars. Yves R...
Jan 04, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Jan. 4 AFGHAN VETERAN AMONG 4 DEAD AT N.S. HOME: An Afghanistan war veteran and his wife, mother and 10-year-old daughter have been found shot to death in ...
Jan 04, 2017